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China: A trusted partner, not a colonizer, in the Caribbean
by By Bert Wilkinson on May 23, 2025 at 5:31 pm 
This week, China hailed its growing relations with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), noting the dramatic increase in trade in the past decade and its ongoing fight for hearts and minds with the US in the region. In remarks celebrating 28 years of diplomatic relations with The Bahamas, Ambassador Yan Jiarong used the opportunity … Read More
AGs win court order stopping dismantling of Department of Education
by By Nelson A. King on May 23, 2025 at 4:08 pm 
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general won a court order on Thursday, May 22, stopping the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). On March 13, Attorney General James led the coalition in suing the administration after it announced plans to eliminate 50 % … Read More
Guyana begins 59th Independence festivities with Diplomatic Reception in Queens
by By Tangerine Clarke on May 23, 2025 at 3:27 pm 
Guyana’s diplomats raised their glasses last Wednesday, May 21, in a celebratory toast to the nation’s 59th Anniversary of Independence during a reception imbued with honor and patriotism. Consul General Ambassador Michael E. Brotherson, against a backdrop of the country’s symbolic national colors at the Jamaica Performance Arts Center (JPAC), hailed the celebration of Independence … Read More
Schomburg Center celebrates 100 years of contributions to Black Culture
by By Milette Millington on May 23, 2025 at 1:54 pm 
On May 8, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library (NYPL) hosted its hybrid kickoff of a yearlong celebration in honor of the 100th anniversary of its founding. Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was born in 1874 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He was the son of Mary Joseph, a freeborn … Read More
T&T Legions win Breakout T20 Title
by By Devika Ragoonanan on May 23, 2025 at 10:00 am 
Trinidad and Tobago Legions won the inaugural Cricket West Indies Breakout League T20 title after beating Leeward Islands Thunder by 17 runs in the final at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad. Sent in to bat, Legions posted a challenging total of 181/5 from 20 overs. The hosts were at 82 for one in the … Read More